Asia

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  29 March 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A new Archbishop in Semarang, ready for Asia Youth Day Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Robertus Rubiyatmoko will be consecrated Archbishop of Semarang, in Central Java, on May 19, and the first major event that will accompany the Pastor of the local community is Asia Youth Da ...
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  28 March 2017
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Free Patriotic Movement leader: an electoral law to get out of political confessionalism is needed Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing discussion between the Lebanese political forces to establish the electoral law with which to celebrate the upcoming parliamentary election is an opportunity to lead the Country out o ...
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  28 March 2017
  ASIA/YEMEN - Health system on the brink of collapse: every 10 minutes a child dies Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - Two years after the intensification of the armed conflict, children continue to be the most vulnerable in Yemen (see Fides 27/03/2017). Every ten minutes a child dies in the Country from preventa ...
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  28 March 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - War On Drugs: Catholics commit themselves to form the consciences of police officers Quezon City (Agenzia Fides) – To raise the awareness of police officers and armed forces, engaged in the daily fight against drugs against traffickers and drug dealers, so that they always respect the principles of jus ...
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  24 March 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - In a liberated Church the 14 "rules of behaviour" imposed by jihadists to the people of Mosul have been found Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Penalties for those who smoke and those who drink, prohibition for women to leave the house if it is not necessary, death penalty for blasphemy are some of the 14 "rules of behavior" that the mili ...
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  24 March 2017
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The experts alarm: the Holy Sepulcher at risk of collapsing Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Sepulcher risks collapsing if nothing is done to shore up its unstable foundations. The alarm was launched by the same team of archaeologists and experts who have just successfully co ...
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  24 March 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - After the Jubilee: in search of the "13th innocent prison apostle" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - In the Year of mercy the community of the baptized in India has multiplied initiatives of pastoral closeness and solidarity in Indian prisons. Hundreds of prisoners have been released or have ...
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  24 March 2017
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Country is experiencing economic crisis and millions of children do not go to school Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly a third of Afghan children do not attend school and, in a country at war like Afghanistan, this factor increases the risk of becoming victim of child labor, children are recruited by armed ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Hassaké: let us not help only Christians Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) have withdrawn from the surroundings of Hassaké. For years, they had positions in less than twenty kilometers from the capital of the ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church: "The death penalty, politicians ask consistency and conscience" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "What we ask our politicians is coherence and to vote on the death penalty according to conscience. We ask not to use faith for political advantage. Many politicians take the field to say yes to ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Child labor: cheap labor that fuels growth in the Country Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - In Myanmar minors can legally start working at 14 years of age, but the workday cannot exceed four hours. Legislation allows children to enter the labor market at age 14, but some also falsify ...
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  22 March 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscans: political will to ensure food security in India is urgent Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - A shared commitment and the political will to end hunger and nutrition emergency in India is urgently needed, in order to ensure "food security" to the entire population. The Indian government ...
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  22 March 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - In the footsteps of St. Joseph: to live Christian life in silence, humility and serenity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To live our Christian life by following the footsteps of St. Joseph: as every year, the Chinese Catholic community celebrated one of the most felt liturgical solemnities of the year, the feast o ...
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  21 March 2017
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - A new president for political stability and economic well-being Dili (Agenzia Fides) - East Timor, which is the youngest Asian nation, yesterday voted for the presidential election, the first election since the UN peacekeeping troops left the country in 2012. The turnout in the Democ ...
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  21 March 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - Internal divisions - the Armenian community behind the political interference in the election of the new Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Deputy Garo Paylan, Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament, submitted a written interpellation to Turkish Interior minister, Süleyman Soylu asking for clarification regarding the politica ...